Associated press

HONOLULU (AP) — Gytis Nemeiksa’s 18 points off the bench helped Hawaii to a 76-66 victory over Pacific on Monday night in the Rainbow Classic.

Nemeiksa added ten rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (3-0). Marcus Greene added 18 points while shooting 6 for 12 (0 for 5 from three-point range) and 6 for 6 from the free throw line, while they also had seven rebounds. Tanner Christensen had 14 points and shot 4 of 8 from the field and 6 of 9 from the free throw line.

The Tigers (3-1) were led by Elijah Fisher, who recorded 21 points and seven rebounds. Elias Ralph added 17 points and eight rebounds for Pacific. Lamar Washington had 11 points and four assists.

Nemeiksa scored 11 points in the first half and Hawaii went into the break trailing 37-35. Greene’s 16-point second half helped Hawaii earn the 10-point win.

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Next up for Hawaii is a matchup Sunday with Weber State at home. Pacific hosts Northern Arizona on Thursday.

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The Associated Press produced this story using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.